Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard is branching out in south-central Pennsylvania.
A shop is opening on May 8 at 731 Wayne Ave. in Chambersburg. It will feature outdoor patio seating for 60 guests and a drive-thru.
Owners Keila and Mark Trace said they are excited to bring Rita’s to the community.
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Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard will welcome the first day of spring by giving away a tasty treat on Tuesday, March 19.
The Bucks County-based iconic frozen treats destination — with locations throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey — is offering a free six-ounce Italian Ice giveaway in the available flavor of their choice.
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Last month in the Midstate, we had six different businesses announce closures.
Here is a recap of all the February closures incase you missed it.
Nook Books (2/12)
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Rowan Miller grew up drinking raw milk – to her it was the “norm” – and it has never made her sick.
She grew up on a sheep farm in the Falkland Islands, an archipelago east of the Southern Patagonian coast. Now she owns Rowntree Farm in Mechanicsburg.
At her stand in York’s Central Market, she offers pasture-raised meat, eggs and a variety of dairy products from Apple Valley Creamery in East Berlin, including raw milk, which is one of her best-selling items.
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Valentine’s Day is a day of love for many, but for florists, Feb. 14 is like the Super Bowl.
“We bring in additional people, we bring in additional drivers. Today is game day,” said Mark Vickrey, the owner of Bloom by Vickrey in Camp Hill.
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Dynamic Growth, a group practice made up of six offices in central Pennsylvania that offer pediatric, family, and cosmetic dentistry, has been acquired by Dental365, a New York-based provider of dental care services.
The six office locations acquired are Grove Dental Group, State Hill in Wyomissing; Grove Kids Pediatric Dentistry in Wyomissing; Theodore E. Dando, DMD Family & Cosmetic Dentistry in Hamburg; LANCO Dental Care in Lancaster; Advanced Dentistry of Centre County in State College; and Complete Family Dentistry in Wellsboro.
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When it’s not open for golf, Iron Valley Tubing’s revenue largely depends on a good winter season.
However, there’s often only a short window for success.
In just its second weekend of the season, Iron Valley Tubing had to close on Sunday due to difficult weather conditions.
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Chick-fil-A is opening a new store in Mechanicsburg this week.
The fast-food chain said Chick-fil-A Shepherdstown Crossing will open Thursday at 219 Gettysburg Pike with Bill Lindoerfer as owner-operator.
Chick-fil-A Shepherdstown Crossing will be open for dine-in, drive-thru and carry-out from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
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Three central Pennsylvania wineries were Best of Show winners in the 2024 Pa. Farm Show wine competition.
The winners were announced Saturday.
Armstrong Valley Winery in Halifax, Dauphin County, won the Best of Show Dry Grape and a double gold designation with its 2021 Chambourcin, a wine that in May 2023 was named best Pa. hybrid wine in the annual Sommelier Judgement competition. In addition, its 2020 Cabernet Franc earned a gold medal and was named best vinifera wine.
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For serious ballet students aiming for professional careers, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet’s 5-Week Summer Ballet Program is dedicated to the growth of its dancers. “When you return home, teachers are surprised by the amount of improvement their students have made in a mere five weeks,” says Nicholas Ade, CEO of CPYB.
The secret to CPYB’s success in training generations of professional dancers is founder Marcia Dale Weary’s curriculum that emphasizes clarity of technique, which the school has championed since 1955. Ade adds that the faculty are hyper-focused on student improvement above all else: “There isn’t a set company ‘style’ you are trying to assimilate your dancing to. You have guest teachers from all different backgrounds to improve your technique so that you can be molded into any type of dancer.” Alumni have graced rosters at companies such as New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Houston Ballet.
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Harrisburg University’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) and White Rose Ventures of York are partnering to support Athlon, a new business in the region.
CIE is an incubator for tech start-ups in Central Pennsylvania, while White Rose Ventures is an investment firm. The tech-backers have teamed up to co-support more start-ups in the area.
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This week in the Midstate, we had two new businesses open their doors, and a long-time food truck and restaurant that announced its upcoming closure.
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One of central Pennsylvania’s oldest wineries has announced that it will be closing at the end of the year.
West Hanover Winery notes on its website that it will close Dec. 31.
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During the month of November, we had nine new businesses open their doors in the Midstate.
The Nerd Place (11/2)
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Since receiving a National Science Foundation grant earlier this year, a wide-reaching coalition has started planning for the future of hemp in Pennsylvania
But before growers take on large-scale hemp operations in the state, industry experts say it needs processing facilities to transform the plant into construction materials and textiles.
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The company behind a new type of plastics recycling plant in central Pennsylvania has withdrawn a key permit application, but says it is still moving forward with the project.
Texas-based Encina plans to build a plant on the Susquehanna River in Point Township, Northumberland County, that will break down plastics into chemical building blocks to make new products. It calls the process circular manufacturing.
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Malls may be dying out around the country, but there is one mall that is located in Pennsylvania that is one of the largest in the state, and more especially Central Pennsylvania.
Park City Center, located in Lancaster is one of the largest malls in Pennsylvania when it comes to leasable square footage. The mall features four available anchor tenants and over 160 stores and restaurants.
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Pat’s Steaks announced they’re coming to Penn State University, but things have changed and the anticipated new location won’t be happening any time soon.
Pat’s Steaks at Penn State was set to be the company’s first-ever second location. Previously, the company said they were shooting for a December opening.
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Jersey Mike’s Subs is bringing another stop to central Pennsylvania.
One of the restaurants is opening Sept. 27 at 2203 W. Cumberland St. in Lebanon. It’s the 12th location for franchise owner Matt Patterson
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